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saisir

to seize, to grasp, to comprehend

salir

to soil, to dirty

satisfaire

to satisfy

sauter

to jump, to leap

sauver

to rescue, to save

se sauver

to run away, to rush off, to escape

savoir

to know (how)

sécher

to dry

secouer

to shake, to shake down (off)

secourir

to help, to relieve, to succour

séduire

to seduce

séjourner

to sojourn, to live somewhere temporarily

sentir

to feel, to smell, to perceive

séparer

to separate

serrer

to grasp, to press, to squeeze, to shake (hands)

servir

to serve, to be useful

se servir

to serve oneself, to help oneself (to food and drink)

siffler

to whistle, to hiss, to boo

signaler

to point out, to signal

signer

to sign

songer

to dream, to think

sonner

to ring

sortir

to go out, to leave

souffler

to blow, to pant, to prompt (an actor/actress with a cue)

souffrir

to suffer, to endure

souhaiter

to wish

souiller

to dirty, to muddy, to soil

soumettre

to submit

sourire

to smile

se souvenir

to remember, to recall

sucer

to suck

suivre

to follow

supplier

to beg, to beseech, to implore, to supplicate

supporter

to hold up, to prop up, to support, to endure, to tolerate

surprendre

to surprise

survivre

to survive

survoler

to fly over

se taire

to be silent, to be quiet, not to speak

teindre

to dye

téléphoner

to telephone

tendre

to strain, to stretch, to tighten, to tend

tenir

to hold, to grasp

tenter

to tempt, to attempt, to try

terminer

to terminate, to finish, to end

tirer

to draw out, to shoot, to pull

tomber

to fall

tordre

to twist

toucher

to touch, to affect

tourner

to turn

tousser

to cough

traduire

to translate

trahir

to betray

traire

to milk, to draw (milk)

traiter

to treat, to negotiate

transmettre

to transmit, to transfer

travailler

to work

traverser

to traverse, to cross

tricher

to cheat, to trick

se tromper

to be mistaken, to be wrong (about something)

trouver

to find

se trouver

to be located, to be situated

tuer

to kill

tutoyer

to use 'tu'

unir

to unite, to join

utiliser

to utilise, to use, to make use of, to put to use

vaincre

to vanquish, to conquer

valoir

to be worth, to be as good as, to deserve, to merit, to be equal to

vendre

to sell

venger

to avenge

venir

to come

verser

to pour

vêtir

to clothe, to dress

vieillir

to grow old, to become old, to age

visiter

to visit

vivre

to live

voir

to see

voler

to fly, to steal

vouloir

to want

vouvoyer

to use 'vous'

voyager

to travel